I’ve blogged about AI in genealogy before, and the latest tool offered by Ancestry makes me even more cautious about the current use of...

We are all accustomed to looking at the standard records of birth, death, marriage and census when constructing a family tree, but these...

The internet has revolutionised genealogy and has made it easier than in previous generations to research your ancestors, putting...

find out how to trace your own Glasgow shipbuilding ancestors.

One of the richest, most detail-filled records for any family historian is the Scottish Poor Law records. Although these records are not...

Don’t get me wrong – the internet is a wonderful thing. It’s revolutionised how we all do genealogy, and gone are the days where the only...

It’s been a long winter here in Glasgow, and today – 21 March – is the spring equinox, the tipping point between days being longer than...

A week ago I was delighted to be speaking to Rootstech, the world's largest genealogy conference, about my research into Scottish...

Are you one of the 40 million people with Scottish heritage? According to the Scottish government, there are up to 40 million people...

Privacy laws in the UK can make research in the 20th century difficult. If you want a birth certificate issued less than 100 years ago, a...

I love a good map. Ever since the early days of secondary school when we were taken out to walk around the streets near the school,...

When you hire a professional genealogist to write a report for you, one thing which surprises many clients is that it comes with...

You'd be forgiven for thinking that heraldry and coats of arms is one of those medieval throwback things which has no relevance to us in...

Researching your family history can be a lonely business, all those hours spent in front of the computer or in dusty archives. Although...

One of the main traps which people fall into when researching their family history is to refine a search too much, and then wonder why...

If like me you follow genealogy content on social media, you probably saw this post pop up from National Records of Scotland, the...

The BBC show "A House Through Time" has sparked interest in researching the life of a property alongside traditional family history...

One of the most enjoyable assignments of the Genealogical Studies Diploma at Strathclyde University was the house history etude. This...

A few months ago, I worked with a lovely lady from Ohio in the United States. Her grandmother had grown up in Dunbartonshire in the early...

Although genealogy is mostly fun, interesting and engaging, there are frustrations involved with researching family history too. You'll...